The House Committee on Ways & Means

86th Legislature

April 29, 2019

5:45 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 29, 2019, and permission granted on April 29, 2019, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Burrows, at 5:46 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Burrows; Guillen; Bohac; Martinez Fischer; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shaheen; and Wray.

A quorum was present.

(Representative Murphy now present.)

(Representative Cole now present.)

HB 297

The chair laid out HB 297 as pending business.

Representative Shaheen offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Shaheen moved that HB 297, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Burrows; Guillen; Bohac; Murphy; Noble; Sanford; Shaheen; Wray (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Cole; Martinez Fischer; Rodriguez (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1923

The chair laid out HB 1923 as pending business.

Representative Guillen moved that HB 1923, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Burrows; Guillen; Bohac; Cole; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shaheen; Wray (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 5:49 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Burrows, Chair

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Paige Higerd, Clerk